There was also a new team award presented: The Distinguished Team Award went to the College of Nursing DNP Site Visit team. The team included Juliann Sebastian, Ph.D., Alan Wass, Cara Mouw, Carla Troutman, Colleen Buescher, Patrick Rejda, Karen Grigsby, Ph.D., Kelly McDonald, Anji Wittman, Sue Barnason, Ph.D., John Barrier, Catherine Bevil, Ed.D., and John Rejda.

The Nebraska Chapter of the National Safety Council has ranked UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue Medical Center and the Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital among the safest companies in Nebraska in 2013. UNMC, which has ranked among the safest companies for five years, qualified in the Honor with Distinction category as did the Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital. Bellevue Medical Center qualified in the Honor - Bronze category, while The Nebraska Medical Center qualified in the Merit category.